The 12 Days of Christmas with Cycling Team Member Christine Meyer

We are pleased to introduce long time fan Christine Meyer to our Once Upon a Chritsmas Cycling Team.  She brings us some great design ideas and holiday cheer.  But let's have Christine tell you all about it...

 

Have you ever gotten a set of scrapbooking goodies and thought to yourself: "How can I use every single piece that I love on a couple of projects?"  That is how I felt as I sat down and looked at this collection!  The gorgeous papers combined with so many amazing embellishments left me giddy!  No one else does embellishments as well as Little Yellow Bicycle...they create such an amazing variety for each line!  Today I have two layouts and two cards to share with you that will quickly show you how much I love this line!

My first layout really showcases the patterned papers.  I wanted to play up the chevron trend and create a Christmas tree of chevrons!  Because the chevrons are such strong lines I decided to add some movement by using the flag from the "Fabric Favorites" to the top and the bow from the "Paper Crafting Kit" to the bottom. 

I love that these add both movement and dimension to the layout.  The picture has layers of patterned paper and "Vellum Tape Strips" underneath it.  The vellum tape is fantastic because it lets a little bit show thru and is also easy to tear!

For this card I really wanted to do a combination of the maroon and browns in this line.  I attached some of the brown houndstooth vellum tape to the back of the maroon chipboard frame.  The Noel banner fit perfectly atop that. 

The "Journaling Cards" in this line have so many options and I thought this one with Santa fit nicely in this cluster.  Certainly no cluster card would be complete without some of the fabulous stickpins!

On this layout I wanted to bring out the vintage feel of the line by going for a quilted look.  I layered a bunch of scraps of the patterned papers in the center of the houndstooth paper. I then did some stitching in a square shape to highlight the photograph more.  I cut my "believe" title from one of the patterned papers and rolled up the end of it to give it a scrolled look.

I added a variety of embellishments to the corners of my photograph topping the whole thing off with another beautiful bow from the "Paper Crafting Kit."

My last card is the one I actually created first!  The chipboard frame on this card was the first thing that caught my eye from everything I had to play with.  I wanted to do some paper piecing and mix the patterns up behind it.  I decided it was best to just do two different patterns so it wouldn't be too busy. 

I used the frame to trace the shape onto scratch paper.  Then I drew lines down the middle and to each piece of the pie (it kind of looks like I cut pieces of pie :)).  I cut those out and used them to cut out my pieces of patterned paper.  Put it all together behind the frame and voila!  Behind that I added a strip of patterned paper topped with some vellum tape. I added the "Believe" sentiment from the "Chipboard Shapes" and was pleased when the bow from the "Clear Cuts" added the perfect final touch.

Playing with "Once Upon a Christmas" has been an absolute thrill and privilege. Thank you so much Little Yellow Bicycle for letting me play along and for constantly providing us scrappers with the best products!

 

Please visit Christine's blog Scrapping with Christine for more of her beautiful work and ideas.

 

Remember, you can purchase the whole Once Upon a Christmas Collection directly from LYB right HERE.  And...Now through Monday 11/26 at www.mylyb.com, Buy 3 items from our current collections, and we'll pick two grab bag items from our retired collections as our gift to you!

Comments

[krissy clark mckee]

1.

These are fantastic projects, Christine! I especially like how you made your Christmas tree! I am definitely going to "borrow" that idea!!!

[Michelle StClair]

2.

Gorgreous! And love your bows!!!

[Dorina D]

3.

Amazing, gorgeous and fun projects. Love the layout with the chevron tree and your last card is fabulous. Love how you used just 2 colors inside the frame. Great job.

[Traci Penrod]

4.

All of these are beautiful! I love the Believe card and how you created the "pie" pieces :)
Nice job!!

[Donna Woods]

5.

My jaw dropped to the floor as I scrolled down to your first project! Great projects and thank you for sharing.

[Jean A Marmo]

6.

LOVE the tree!

[Pam]

7.

Love it! You have so many creative ideas!

[Malika]

8.

Wow, beautiful work, Christine! Love the pins in the Noel card! Am also really loving that believe layout.

[Charlotte]

9.

Oh my goodness, I can't pick a favorite. You have put so much detail in each one and the more I look at the lay outs the more I see. Beautiful work!

[Grandma Marilyn]

10.

All were so creative and clever, but my favorites were the pie-shaped "believe" and the Noel. So proud of your work...and you. Beautiful work...Love you, Gram

[Cheryl]

11.

Love all your work, especially the 2 "quilt" patterns. They are perfect with the gorgeous paper!

[Michelle]

12.

OMG! These are fabulous. Love your work!

[Alison Day]

13.

Beautiful work Christine! I think that last card (the Believe one) was my favourite. Love the paper piecing!

[Marcia Dehn-Nix]

14.

Gorgeous cards and layouts Christine!!!! Fabulous job showcasing everything. I especially love the paper piecing on that last card.

[Kimberly Congdon Scrap It Girl]

15.

beautiful projects.. congrats.. and love seeing your projects..

[kelly milk]

16.

Love! Superb!

[Kim Ryden]

17.

SO CUTE! I love all of your projects...but mostly that 1st card! Those stick pins on it are just wonderful! LOVE!

[Lee-Anne]

18.

These are all amazing Christine! Congratulations and well deserved!

[Andrea friebus]

19.

Beautiful pages and cards, Christine! You're so creative and talented!!

[angie]

20.

Gorgeous!! Fresh use of traditional colors!! Inspiring for sure!

[Evelin]

21.

gorgeous!

[Stephannie]

22.

The Christmas tree is my favorite, but I love the cute kiddos even more!

[courtney]

23.

oh my goodness you are so talented and creative!

[Charity Becker]

24.

Christine, these projects are amazing (of course). My favorite is the chevron tree!!!!

[Corinna]

25.

These are lovely. LOVE that Christmas tree!

[Cathryn Hanson]

26.

Such beautiful work Christine!!!! LOVE that tree.....just brilliant!!!!
Also love your blog....so much amazing inspiration!! Very happy to be a new follower!!!

[Dawn Carlyle]

27.

So beautiful! Thanks for sharing....

[Renee Zwirek]

28.

Great Projects, Christine! Love them all!

[Ben]

29.

Great work!

[Krafthead]

30.

Congrats Christine! Beautiful projects!!

[Cathy]

31.

Gorgeous projects, adore them all! Stunning work, my friend!

[Kelly Jean]

32.

All of these are gorgeous! Great job Christine!!

[Abigail]

33.

The three dimentional bows are a stunning addition! The two patterns for the last (or was it first?) card are beautiful! Great Job Christine!

[Jan]

34.

Christine, I love the lay out! This is awesome! You are so talented!

[Stephannie]

35.

Love it! The Christmas tree is my favorite, aside from your cute kids!

[Heather]

36.

Beautiful and inspiring! I love the tree, but I think the NOEL card is my favorite! Mind if I give you my Christmas list?

[Anna]

37.

I truly love these cards! Beautiful work Christine! I absolutely love the quilted present look. The stitching and the scrolled believe really WOW.

[Leslii]

38.

Great job,Christine! I love the quilted layout and the bow!

[Heather]

39.

The tree is lovely, but I especially love the NOEL card!
Beautiful and inspiring!

[Lisa P]

40.

Awesome job, Christine!

[Danielle]

41.

Oh wow this is gorgeous, girl! You're the queen of paper bows :-)

[Christine Steendahl]

42.

WOW! Do I have to pick a favorite? I think the quilted layout is probably it, but the bottom card I adore as well! Beautiful work! Thank you so much for sharing your talent!

[Shannan]

43.

These are great!

[Julie]

44.

Wow Christine, great work.

[Holly]

45.

LOVE the Christmas tree layouts and the bows are a GREAT idea! You amaze me!

[Lisa Swift]

46.

Beautiful work, Christine! I love the tree and fun pie design!

[Katrina]

47.

these are amazing! In love with that tree and the flag at the top!!! Great work, Christine! Hugs, Katrina

[Audrey Pettit]

48.

Wowzers! Gorgeous projects from Christine! She has absolutely showcased all the gorgeous papers and embellishments in this collection! Jaw dropping!